Responding to an Active Shooter Situation

​CBS Interview about responding to an active shooter as of November 2015U.S. police departments are training their officers -- and members of the public, in some cases -- how to respond to and stay alive in active shooter attacks. Anderson Cooper reported, "According to the FBI 60 percent of active shooter attacks are over before police ever arrive, so now law enforcement agencies throughout the country are trying to educate the public on how to survive on their own."​Washington D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said "​I always say if you can get out, getting out's your first option, your best option. If you're in a position to try and take the gunman down, to take the gunman out, it's the best option for saving lives before police can get there."CBS News 60 Minute Interview with Anderson Cooper - November 2015

﻿Avoid | Deny | Defend﻿Since 2002, the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT)™ Program at Texas State University has been used to train law enforcement officers across the nation in how to rapidly respond to dangerous active threat situations. As a result of increased public awareness, many citizens have asked what individuals can do protect themselves and reduce the dangers faced during one of these events. Avoid | Deny |Defend™ was developed as an easy to remember method for individuals to follow. www.avoiddenydefend.org/

“Safety and security don’t just happen; they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.”~ Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa